Live Auction
9 May 2025 at 1 PM CET
We’re pleased to present our first Fine Netsuke & Sagemono auction of the year.
The sale begins with a strong group of fine inro, showcasing a range of materials and lacquer techniques. Highlights include the stitched cherry bark inro by Kanshosai Toyo (Lot 14), and a striking yamimaki-e inro depicting Utagawa Kuniyoshi’s famous Earth Spider print (Lot 25).
From Lot 80 to the end of the sale, the auction focuses on fine netsuke, spanning a wide range of materials, styles, and schools. Notable pieces include a detailed carving of shishi lions on a base, signed Tomotada (Lot 149); the transforming goat attributed to Kaigyokusai Masatsugu—our cover piece (Lot 163); and an ingeniously carved basket of fish by Tsukamoto Kyokusai (Lot 291). Learn more.
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9 May from 10 am - 12 pm
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AUCTION OVERVIEW LOTS
Lot 49 - A FINE METAL-INLAID FOUR-CASE INRO DEPICTING THE TWELVE ANIMALS OF THE ZODIAC (JUNISHI)
Lot 51 - GYOKUZAN: AN UNUSUAL SINGLE-CASE LACQUER INRO IN THE FORM OF A JAKAGO BASKET
Lot 52 - KOSHIN: A RARE LACQUERED BAMBOO AND MARQUETRY INRO
Lot 53 - Ɏ A FINE SHIBAYAMA INLAID LACQUER SAYA (SHEATHE) FOUR-CASE INRO
Lot 55 - NANKEI AND MUNEAKI: A SUPERB SHIBAYAMA FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO WITH MAPLE AND CHRYSANTHEMUMS
Lot 56 - A FINE SILVER TWO-CASE INRO WITH KANO SCHOOL PAINTINGS
Lot 57 - A SUPERB SILVER SINGLE-CASE INRO OF A PEONY, ATTRIBUTED TO UNNO SHOMIN
Lot 58 - A FINE WOOD TONKOTSU WITH DRAGONS AND A TIGER
Lot 60 - A FINE INLAID WOOD TONKOTSU WITH A SPARROW, CRANE AND INSECTS, STYLE OF HASEGAWA IKKO
Lot 61 - A RARE LACQUERED ‘SIMULATED EUROPEAN LEATHER’ TONKOTSU WITH A HO-O
Lot 62 - A RARE LEATHER TABAKO-IRE (TOBACCO POUCH) WITH A TANEGASHIMA TEPPO KANAMONO (POUCH CLASP)
Lot 63 - ISSHAKUSAI: A LACQUERED WOVEN RATTAN KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASE) AND TABAKO-IRE (POUCH)
Lot 64 - NAKAYAMA KOMIN: A SUPERB LACQUER SAGEMONO SET
Lot 65 - BUNSAI: A LACQUERED WOOD KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASE) WITH LEAFY VINES AND A MANTIS
Lot 66 - IKEDA TAISHIN AND OONISHI YUSAI: A FINE INLAID AND LACQUERED WOOD KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASE)
Lot 67 - A VERY LARGE RINPA-STYLE KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASE) WITH LEAFY VINES AND GOURDS
Lot 68 - KAITO: A FINE GOLD-INLAID EBONY WOOD KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASE) WITH MAGNOLIA
Lot 70 - A SUPERB GOLD AND BLACK LACQUER KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASE) WITH A CARP
Lot 71 - MATSUKI HOKEI: A SUPERB TSUISHU LACQUER KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASE) WITH AN EAGLE CHASING BIRDS
Lot 72 - HOGYOKU: A FINE TSUIKOKU LACQUER KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASE) WITH CRANES
Lot 73 - A FINE GURI LACQUER WOOD KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASE) OF DARUMA, DATED 1922
Lot 74 - ASANO BOKKOKU: A FINE BAMBOO KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASE) WITH MASKS
Lot 75 - † A FINE ANTLER KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASE) DEPICTING AN ONI CLIMBING A PLIER
Lot 76 - AN ANTLER KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASE) OF AN ONI WITH AN OKAME MASK
Lot 77 - A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE ANTLER KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASE) OF TENAGA WITH AN OCTOPUS
Lot 78 - A FINE ANTLER KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASE) WITH A KAPPA
Lot 79 - A RARE DARK WOOD ‘DRAGON’ BOKUTO (DOCTOR’S SWORD)
Lot 80 - A RARE DARK WOOD NETSUKE OF A SUMO WRESTLING FROG
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Lot 82 - A RARE AND UNUSUAL (TRICK) NETSUKE OF A MONKEY WITH YOUNG
Lot 83 - AN UNUSUAL AND RARE COCONUT NETSUKE OF MONKEYS AND A TOAD ON A PINE TREE
Lot 84 - A SUPERB AND EARLY WOOD NETSUKE OF ROSHI SEATED ON HIS OX
Lot 85 - A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A HERDBOY SLEEPING ON AN OX
Lot 87 - Ɏ AN AMUSING IVORY NETSUKE OF A GROUP OF MONKEYS CARRYING A BAMBOO POLE
Lot 88 - Ɏ AN EARLY IVORY NETSUKE OF A YAMABUSHI WARRIOR
Lot 89 - A VERY LARGE AND UNUSUAL WOOD NETSUKE OF SHOKI AND ONI
Lot 90 - A SUPERB TALL WOOD NETSUKE OF AN EMACIATED SOUTH SEA ISLANDER
Lot 91 - A LARGE HINOKI WOOD NETSUKE OF A SHISHIMAI DANCER
Lot 92 - A LARGE SAISHIKI NETSUKE OF RYUTOKI, STYLE OF YOSHIMURA SHUZAN
Lot 93 - A POWERFUL SAISHIKI NETSUKE OF RYUJIN, ATTRIBUTED TO YOSHIMURA SHUZAN
Lot 94 - A TALL WOOD NETSUKE OF A DUTCHMAN WITH CHILD
Lot 95 - Ɏ AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A DUTCHMAN WITH COCKEREL
Lot 96 - A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A DANCING KUMOSUKE (ROAD PORTER)